| Freeze
Pronunciation: 'frEz
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): froze /'frOz/; fro·zen /'frO-z&n/; freez·ing
Etymology: Middle English fresen, from Old English frEosan; akin to Old High German
friosan to freeze, Latin pruina hoarfrost, Old English frost frost
Date: before 12th century
Fro·zen
Pronunciation: 'frO-z&n
Function: adjective
Date: 14th century
1 a : treated, affected, or crusted over by freezing b : subject to long and severe
cold <frozen north>
2 a : incapable of being changed, moved, or undone : FIXED; specifically : debarred
by official action from movement or from change in status <frozen wages>
b : not available for present use <frozen capital> c (1) : drained or incapable
of emotion (2) : expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness
- fro·zen·ly adverb
- fro·zen·ness /-z&n-(n)&s/ noun
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